A pair of SD60s on the Cedar River got me out for a midday chase southbound on the Osage Sub. This job most days runs with 1 unit. The past couple of weeks in October 2024, traffic had been on the... (more)

With a boxcar of lumber sandwiched by a couple of centerbeams that are all destined for Beisser Lumber Company in Grimes, the local crosses Walnut Creek.

The Final Nail In The Coffin For Iowa Northern. Back on January 30, 2024, Canadian National Railroad and the Iowa Northern Railroad filed an application seeking approval from the STB (Unite... (more)

CP 6644 leading its train North for Nahant at track speed across a channel from the Mississippi River.

DAIR 2511 & 2 other units lead a freight from Hudson, SD across the Big Sioux River. Here they cross over from the state of South Dakota and into Iowa.

Spent a beautiful morning along the Marceline Sub at the Des Moines River Bridge. I know its the Transcon, but we had a blast enjoying the nice October day. Surprisingly, the BNSF ran a few odd ba... (more)

The South St. Paul, MN, to Des Moines, IA, freight train is down to about 20 minutes to work as they pull into Mason City off the Fairmont Sub. Surprisingly, this train doesn't take the Spineline ... (more)

We were able to shoot both CPKC Midwest Mexico Express (MMX) trains around Ottumwa. The 2 181 trains this weekend arrived 6 hour difference between days. The180 seemed to arrive right around the 7... (more)

The newer CPKC Midwest Mexico Express (MMX) trains started around 10 months ago. The 2 days we shot both trains, the 181 train was a 6 hour difference in arrival times at Ottumwa between days, but... (more)

The new CPKC Midwest Mexico Express (MMX) trains that started mid-2023. We were able to shoot both MMX trains around Ottumwa. 181 was a 6 hour difference between days, but 180 seemed to arrive rig... (more)

UP 4014 over the Des Moines River in Boone Iowa on the 2024 Midwest Tour

An empty BNSF coal train rolls west across the Des Moines River outside of Ottumwa, Iowa as it heads back towards the North Antelope Mine in Wyoming's Power River Basin for another load. This trai... (more)

From May 2-11, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pac... (more)

From May 2-11, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pac... (more)

Canadian Pacific 2816 leading the Final Spike Steam Tour across the Mississippi River at Sabula